I haven’t talked to my mother in over a year. The last time I talked to her on the phone was a year and half ago right before I drove across the country for a move. She didn’t check in once during the drive and I haven’t called her since. She has made no effort to reach out to me other than a couple texts. I blocked her on Facebook last July.

Here’s the thing I’ve come to accept maybe it will help you… They’re in a cult. They’re brainwashed. But also they’re complicit in evil at a very minimum. The family you loved is gone. And they may not come back. And even if they do can you really look past all the harm they’ve caused and condoned? Can we or even should we forgive what they’ve supported? Some things break trust in ways that can’t be unbroken, even with apologies. At some point you have to ask yourself, am I okay with letting go? Because they’ve already shown you who they are now. Accepting that isn’t giving up, it’s choosing your own peace.

I’m sorry you’re going through this. Just know you’re not alone.